JB:
The scopes I had POI shifts on were 2.5-8, 1.5-5, 1.75-6, not high X scopes. And some shifts would've been more than minute of deer at 400.
I don't disagree that many who hunt thicker cover wouldn't notice and would still be well served by a scope that has small poi changes. I still have a bunch of Leupolds in service on "woods" guns.
But, a lot of hunting gets done in wide open cover, where 400 isn't really considered long range; it's just the shot opportunities you're likely to get. And, for those scenarios, you can't really have a scope that's too precise or too tough or too reliable.
